diff --git a/controllers/nginx/rootfs/Dockerfile b/controllers/nginx/rootfs/Dockerfile
index accb61521..10c833e37 100644
--- a/controllers/nginx/rootfs/Dockerfile
+++ b/controllers/nginx/rootfs/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-FROM gcr.io/google_containers/nginx-slim:0.11
+FROM gcr.io/google_containers/nginx-slim:0.12
 
 RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
   diffutils \